Month: April 2022
ABC Health News
COVID-19 has had ‘devastating and disproportionate’ impact on poorest Americans, report finds
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the nation approaches the grim milestone of 1 million lives confirmed lost to COVID-19, a new report reveals the “devastating and disproportionate” impact of the virus on low-income [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
President Joe Biden to create interagency task force focused on long COVID
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House is attempting to speed up the nation’s response to long COVID by establishing a new task force to coordinate research efforts across the government. President Joe Biden [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin’s nitrogen optimization bill moves slowly to the Governor
A Wisconsin bill that would create a nitrogen optimization pilot program is now in the hands of the Governor. Assembly Bill 727 was passed in the Legislature on March 9th, but either wasn’t immediately called [Read More…]
Weather
High Wind Warning issued April 05 at 8:20PM MDT until April 07 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS
…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY… …HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING… * WHAT…For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds [Read More…]
Weather
High Wind Watch issued April 05 at 8:20PM MDT until April 07 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS
…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY… …HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING… * WHAT…For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Paramount+ announces four-part series: ‘Ghislaine — Partner in Crime’
Paramount+ Paramount+ has announced a four-part docuseries called Ghislaine — Partner in Crime, about Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted ex-girlfriend of politically connected sex trafficker and abuser Jeffrey Epstein. The show will be available to stream in full starting [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Life imitates art: Netflix gives Pete Davidson the “short a** movies” he craved in ‘SNL’ sketch
NBC/Rosalind O’Connor (NOTE LANGUAGE) Last weekend’s installment of Saturday Night Live featured a music video starring Pete Davidson in which he decried the trend of overly long movies, particularly when surfing Netflix, saying he “craved [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“He’s not that guy” — ‘Bad Boys’ director Michael Bay thought Will Smith slap “was a setup” before Oscars outburst
L. Cohen/WireImage Bad Boys and Bad Boys II director Michael Bay didn’t want to talk about the Oscar moment everyone has been talking about — but like the rest of us, he found himself doing it anyway. After initially telling Yahoo! [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Reports: Travis Barker & Kourtney Kardashian are married
ABC Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian are reportedly married. According to TMZ, the Blink-182 drummer and the reality TV star tied the knot during a Las Vegas ceremony early Monday morning after Barker performed at [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Defense secretary, GOP congressman clash over alleged ‘wokeism’ in military
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin got into a fiery exchange with Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz during a House Armed Services Committee budget hearing Tuesday, as Gaetz accused the Pentagon of strategic [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Oklahoma passes bill that would make performing abortions a felony
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — Oklahoma passed a bill Tuesday that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to several years in prison. The bill was passed in the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Police capture ‘aggressive’ fox prowling for prey on Capitol Hill
GETTY/cuppyuppycake (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The return of tourists to Capitol Hill — and their discarded food and trash — should have been a “telltail” sign. Following several “aggressive” incidents, Capitol Police warned the public Tuesday not [Read More…]
ABC National News
Large tornado touches down in Mississippi amid weather threats in South
ibusca/iStock (NEW YORK) — Severe weather continues to strike the South with damaging winds, tornados and huge hail. Chunks of hail the size of golf balls were reported Monday night in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. [Read More…]
ABC World News
LGBTQ refugees fleeing Ukraine fear persecution, death
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The flashlights of the Ukrainian army followed Zi Faámelu, a transgender woman from Ukraine, as she walked through a swamp and hid from the military while crossing the Romanian border. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Germany shuts down world’s largest darknet market with US help
seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images (BERLIN) — German authorities took down the world’s largest illegal marketplace on the darknet with the help of U.S. law enforcement agencies, they said. Hydra Market was a Russian-language marketplace that had [Read More…]
Ag News
Wheat futures sharply higher following poor USDA crop rating
Soybean futures closed sharply higher – picking up momentum out of the gate, backing off the session highs midsession, and returning near the high by the close. The market is gained support watching crude oil [Read More…]
Ag News
Henry Ford expanding soybean innovation exhibits
The Michigan Soybean Committee is partnering with the Henry Ford Museum to increase awareness of soybeans and related innovations this year. Katlin Fusilier, an outreach specialist with Michigan Soybean, tells Brownfield the Detroit museum regularly [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa up to 15 cases of high-path avian flu after detection in north Iowa
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a north Iowa county for the second time. The Iowa Department of Agriculture says the virus has been found in a commercial turkey flock in Hamilton County. [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing grain and livestock futures: April 5, 2022
May corn closed at $7.59 and 3/4, up 9 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $16.31, up 28 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $465.90, up $10.80May soybean oil closed at $72.41, up 7 [Read More…]
Ag News
Planting advice to ensure uniformity
An extension corn agronomist considers uniform emergence the foundation for maximizing yield. And Jeff Coulter with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield uniformity has a lot to do with soil moisture. “So we want to [Read More…]